Purdue talks budget numbers again today at Statehouse

10:31 PM,
Mar. 14, 2013

Written by

Eric Weddle
eweddle@jconline.com

Purdue University has altered some of its budget requests to lawmakers for the 2013-15 funding cycle.

Thursday morning, Purdue Provost Tim Sands told the Senate appropriations committee that $13.5 million, instead of $20 million, is what the university needs for an advanced manufacturing center to be run with Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University.

The reduction is because due to Purdue does not want to build a facility for the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center. Purdue plans to hire six faculty for the center. It is expecting a $1 million ...